What does Quran 37:138 mean?

Quran 37:138 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 138) translates to: "And at night. Then will you not use reason?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:138 from?

This ayah is from Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), the 37th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Lut, Divine Punishment, Divine Justice, Historical Events, Prophets.

وَبِٱلَّيْلِ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

Wa billail; afalaa ta'qiloon

And at night. Then will you not use reason?

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

3 other themes with weak connections

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37:138Ayah 1182

3 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about knowledge and reflection. This is one of them.

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and at night will you O people of Mecca not then understand? what befell them and so take heed therefrom?

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